Choosing a Health Profession

Practical Thinking Assignment #2 – Choosing a Health Profession

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to use various functions in Word, perform research into the health profession of your choice, reference any articles used properly, and answer the series questions below. 

Instructions

Ensure that you read and understand all of the instructions in this document before beginning the assignment.

Please answer all of the questions in a blank (new) document.

You must use correct spelling and grammar when answering a question.

On a separate page, please insert the title References (centered and underlined) – identify all references used on this sheet.

Add a header (top left corner) with your student number and a total word count.

Save as a Word.doc with the following naming: Last Name_First Name (Oliver_Chris) and upload your file to the correct Dropbox folder (see instructions on FOL)

Do not attempt to submit anyone else’s work because you will automatically receive a zero (Tu/rnitin.com will be used – a turn/itin.com score of 85 or higher will not be marked).

Only Microsoft Word files will be marked

Questions – TO BE ANSWERED IN A NEW DOCUMENT           

(Dental hygiene is the career program choice please answer the following question according to this choice)

In yo/ur ow/n wor/ds, what is a health professional? (2 marks)

Please list three qualities that a health professional must have in order to be successful in their career (3 marks):

Please list three qualities or behaviors that a health professional must not exhibit while working within their profession (3 marks):

In yo/ur ow/n wo/rds, please define professional conduct. (2 marks)

Provide two examples of ways to increase your professionalism? (2 marks)

Please identify the career program that you would most like to enter into after your year in pre-health science and why you want that program (e.g. Respiratory Therapy, Paramedics, Dental Hygiene, etc.) (3 marks).

List three Canadian schools that offer your main career program choice and which of the schools would be your top choice to attend (4 marks)?

Determine if a professional association exists for your main career choice. List the name of the association (if there is a national and provincial one – list both) and include their website address (3 marks).

In yo/ur ow/n wo/rds, what is the mandate or purpose of that association that you just previously described (i.e. this is often found on their website) (3 marks)?